Comment on Microsoft doing shady Microsoft stuff again

• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  if you just want to play some Win XP games it works fine offline.

  That’s could almost be a slogan for WINE (and all game-oriented forks).

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wine doesn’t target old games

    It might work but it might not

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    • Link@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Do you mean DOSbox old or is there a support gap between the two?

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      • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        DOS box is DOS

        Interestingly enough you can run it under React OS

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• 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think reactOS is perfect for old terminals that use windows XP. Like PoS and other.

  I mean using XP is already terrible for security and many government pay Microsoft for support to continue using them on dumb terminals. I don’t even know if they are sending security updates anymore.

  But, If they can setup ReactOS to run those apps (after testing they’re fully compatible). Air gap them from the internet, they could be an alternative path forward for a lot of old hardware. At least reactOS will get updates, unlike Windows XP.

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The big issue is that React OS very unstable. It has gotten much better in recent years but it is not even close to stable let alone production grade.

    Best option is to replace 20+ year old hardware

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